# Pregnancy ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 5, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968 "2002-04-05T08:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/1 "2002-04-05T08:07:48Z")
So, my friend and I (his sister, also my good friend, is pregnant) were wondering if, when late in pregnancy, and the bellybutton sticks out, is it kinda like a turkey thingie, that once it crosses a threshold, pops out? Or is it more gradual? ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/2 "2002-04-05T08:34:57Z")
According to my lovely midwives, the pokey belly-button is not an indication of anything more than how much room there is within the abdominal cavity as the uterus expands. ---
**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/3 "2002-04-05T08:36:31Z")
My navel NEVER stuck out. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![ejrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@ejrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ejrn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/4 "2002-04-05T08:56:04Z")
It seems to flatten out gradually - then pop like a turkey thing. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/5 "2002-04-05T15:44:46Z")
Mine hasn’t actually popped yet (I’m 34 weeks along) but it looks really weird. It was a very normal looking innie before, and now it looks like it’s all puckered up and wants to give you a kiss. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/6 "2002-04-05T16:11:40Z")
Mine is turning itself inside-out kinda gradually. (I’m at 22 weeks) It’s VERY tender at times and sensitive the rest of the time. It looks weird. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Merlot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Merlot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merlot)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/7 "2002-04-05T18:06:04Z")
Mine popped out towards the end of my pregnancy when my 10lb 6oz little baby boy ran out of room. Thankfully, it returned to normal after giving birth. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/8 "2002-04-05T20:36:50Z")
I think this is the scariest thing there is about pregnancy. I have somewhat of an irrational fear of my belly button (especially of things entering me through it), and the thought of it popping out like that…ALMOST enough to scare me from having kids one day! I don’t know how I’m going to deal with that, if it happens to me. I think I’d need a shrink… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/9 "2002-04-05T20:42:57Z")
I’m 22 weeks and my belly button seemt to be just flattening itself out. I think it varies from woman to woman whether their belly button pops out or not. Twiddle ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/10 "2002-04-05T21:32:21Z")
Wow, I didn’t know that there were so many pregnant Dopers. We are a mighty force, fortified by hormones! ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/11 "2002-04-05T22:46:15Z")
My wife is also pregnant (26 weeks) and hers just popped out. Actually “popped” isn’t quite the word. Hers expanded outward over two or three weeks and I think that is fairly typical. It does look funny. People that are permanent “outies” must be real freaks. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/12 "2002-04-07T00:18:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mnemosyne \* > \*\*I think this is the scariest thing there is about pregnancy. \*\* Uh, are you aware of where and how the baby comes OUT? ---
**Author:** ![Dieter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dieter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dieter)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/13 "2002-04-07T05:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tlw \* > \*\*Wow, I didn’t know that there were so many pregnant Dopers. We are a mighty force, fortified by hormones! \*\* It’s from the endless supply of sex related threads. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/14 "2002-04-07T05:18:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Merlot \* > \*\*… when my 10lb 6oz little baby boy ran out of room… \*\* :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/15 "2002-04-07T13:58:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Merlot \* > \*\*Mine popped out towards the end of my pregnancy when my 10lb 6oz little baby boy ran out of room. \*\* OUCH!! But imagine my double-take when I thought you said: “Mine popped out towards the end of my pregnancy when my 10lb 6oz little baby boy ran out of **THE** room.” :eek: I really need cawfee :o Mike ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/16 "2002-04-07T19:03:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\* > > Uh, are you aware of where and how the baby comes OUT? \*\* Yeah, I’m aware of all that. And although there is some scary stuff about it, nothing quite compares to a _phobia_, you know? Seriously, just thinking about it makes my stomach clench up, and even my _shirt_ near my bellybutton right now is making me uncomfortable. Belly buttons are SCARY!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Merlot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Merlot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merlot)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/17 "2002-04-08T14:00:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Merhouse \* > \*\*“Mine popped out towards the end of my pregnancy when my 10lb 6oz little baby boy ran out of **THE** room.” :eek: \*\* He looked big enough to accomplish such an endeavor! Being 23 inches long only contributed to that expectation! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Merlot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Merlot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merlot)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/101968/18 "2002-04-08T14:02:42Z")
Above should read: Being 23 inches long only contributed to that _possibility._